Shirley Conran’s legacy is not only the filthy bits, but sisterhood too
Rachel Cooke
The author was had an extraordinary life, but I will most remember her for Lace, a tale of ambitious heroines for whom anything was possible
Dame Shirley Conran obituary
Bestselling author of Lace and Superwoman and women’s editor for the Daily Mail and the Observer
Shirley Conran, campaigner and ‘queen of the bonkbuster’, dies aged 91
Bestselling author of Lace and Superwoman turned her attention to helping people overcome anxiety about maths
November 2015
The profile
Shirley Conran: ‘Maths is a feminist issue’
The author of Superwoman and Lace has produced a course aimed at convincing girls that even Beyoncé must know how to check her investment portfolio
September 2012
What I see in the mirror
What I see in the mirror: Shirley Conran
'I use Sainsbury's almond cooking oil twice a day on my face – a pint lasts me a year'
July 2012
Shirley Conran: all hail the queen of the bonkbuster
She'll be 80 this year but is still the outspoken champion of feminism she was 30 years ago, when her world-famous bestseller, Lace, first hit the shelves, writes Rachel Cooke
June 2012
The women's blog
Shirley Conran's Lace is a feminist bonkbuster
Sarah Hughes: Yes, there are graphic sex scenes, but the focus of the book is the friendship between four women, and their different careers
